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title: "Copper Demoiselle"
description: "Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis — Insetti e ragni. Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis is a species of damselfly in the family Calopterygidae known by the common names copper demoiselle and Mediterranean demoiselle."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/copper-demoiselle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Copper Demoiselle

> Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis — Insetti e ragni. Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis is a species of damselfly in the family Calopterygidae known by the common names copper demoiselle and Mediterranean demoiselle.

- Scientific name: *Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 8965
- Wikidata: [Q928500](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q928500)
- iNaturalist taxon: [96487](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/96487)

## Names

- en: Copper Demoiselle
- de: Bronzene Prachtlibelle
- es: Gaitero cobrizo
- fr: Caloptéryx hémorroïdal
- nl: Koperen beekjuffer

## Countries with the most observations

ES (2791), FR (2349), PT (1845), IT (1478), MA (73), DZ (50), TN (5)

## Summary

Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis is a species of damselfly in the family Calopterygidae known by the common names copper demoiselle and Mediterranean demoiselle.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calopteryx_haemorrhoidalis

## Photo

![Copper Demoiselle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/copper-demoiselle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carmelo Allegra · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246429281

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/copper-demoiselle?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).